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  • gunter1976gunter1976 Posts: 587
    Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality by Brad Warner
    "...bring it back someway bring it back, back, back... to the clean form, to the pure form..."

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  • MissJam81MissJam81 Posts: 1,878
    Fifty shades of Grey :oops: :D
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  • Sprunkn7Sprunkn7 Posts: 5,286
    MissJam81 wrote:
    Fifty shades of Grey :oops: :D

    just finished that last night. Now I have to wait my turn at the library for the other 2 I have on hold!
    Thank you fellow 10 clubber for saving my ass....again!!!
  • stargirl69stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Margrave of the Marshes - John Peel and Sheila Ravenscroft ... It wasn't quite finished when he died,Sheila,John's wife finished it
    “There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”
  • Jeff MurrayJeff Murray Posts: 1,259
    Just started Don Winslow's Savages... Chapter 1 was quite intriguing... simply two words... "Fuck You"

    I'm a little over 100 pages in and it seems as though this is going to be an interesting read... doesn't follow the normal chapter structure, which I like.

    Oliver Stone made this a movie with some top notch actors, so I wanted to read the book before it hits theaters, plus I've seen some good write ups on Winslow.

    Next up will be "The Inquistor" by Mark Allen Smith...
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  • Just finished reading the 3rd book in the Fifty Shades of Grey series... :oops:

    Now going to start Girl with the dragon tattoo
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  • gunter1976gunter1976 Posts: 587
    Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye by Brad Warner
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  • NastasjaNastasja Posts: 9,668
    Eine Einfuehrung ins Schubladendenken :P
    You can spend your time alone, re-digesting past regrets,
    Or you can come to terms and realize
    You're the only one who can't forgive yourself
  • rriversrrivers Posts: 3,696
    Fevre Dream - George RR Martin
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • stargirl69stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Marilyn Manson - The Long Hard Road Out of Hell.
    Fascinating if gut wrenching much of the time.He will never be as fucked up as the environment he grew up in. Brilliant read
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,228
    rrivers wrote:
    Fevre Dream - George RR Martin
    How is that>?

    I am about halfway done with Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay

    He is such a great author. His writing style is so good. Such a contrast to the last book Ready Player One by Ernest Cline that i just finished. I enjoyed ready player one, but GGK has a way with words.
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  • Pamela0222Pamela0222 Posts: 1,544
    MissJam81 wrote:
    Fifty shades of Grey :oops: :D

    Me too.... all I can say is wow.... steamy!
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  • mikalinamikalina Posts: 7,206
    MissJam81 wrote:
    Fifty shades of Grey :oops: :D


    I just started this myself - I'm at the Contract part - :shock: ;)

    lots of sex
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  • Pamela0222Pamela0222 Posts: 1,544
    mikalina wrote:
    MissJam81 wrote:
    Fifty shades of Grey :oops: :D


    I just started this myself - I'm at the Contract part - :shock: ;)

    lots of sex

    LOL Understatement!! :lol:
    The thing I like most about time is that it's not real. It's all in the head. Sure, it's a useful trick to use if you want to meet someone at a specific place in the universe and have tea or coffee- but that's all it is- a trick. There is no such thing as the past. It exists only in the memory. There is no such thing as the future. It exists only in our imagination. If our watches were truly accurate, the only thing they would ever say is "Now". That's what time it is. It's "Now". - Damien Echols
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Posts: 10,219
    Wow, this 50 Shades of Gray is really making its rounds. What is it people like about it? is it graphic? Sexcapades right? ;)

    Anne Rice's wrote a Sleeping Beauty Series quite a few years ago, basically erotica/porn and apparently its getting some recognition because of this 50 Shades hype. I read it years ago and it was pretty darned good.
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  • SD48277SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    Just started Wild, by Cheryl Strayed.
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  • Pamela0222Pamela0222 Posts: 1,544
    Wow, this 50 Shades of Gray is really making its rounds. What is it people like about it? is it graphic? Sexcapades right? ;)

    Anne Rice's wrote a Sleeping Beauty Series quite a few years ago, basically erotica/porn and apparently its getting some recognition because of this 50 Shades hype. I read it years ago and it was pretty darned good.

    It's pretty erotic.... I definitely wasn't expecting what I read!
    The thing I like most about time is that it's not real. It's all in the head. Sure, it's a useful trick to use if you want to meet someone at a specific place in the universe and have tea or coffee- but that's all it is- a trick. There is no such thing as the past. It exists only in the memory. There is no such thing as the future. It exists only in our imagination. If our watches were truly accurate, the only thing they would ever say is "Now". That's what time it is. It's "Now". - Damien Echols
  • EnkiduEnkidu Posts: 2,996
    Wow, this 50 Shades of Gray is really making its rounds. What is it people like about it? is it graphic? Sexcapades right? ;)

    Anne Rice's wrote a Sleeping Beauty Series quite a few years ago, basically erotica/porn and apparently its getting some recognition because of this 50 Shades hype. I read it years ago and it was pretty darned good.

    I haven't read it, but know two friends who did and said the writing is horrible. Twilight quality.

    The Anne Rice Sleeping Beauty books are amazing - not the sort of thing I usually read, but I thought they were great. And very well written.
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    I don't read Fiction. It's a waste of my time.

    But I just finished The Kennedy Curse, and picked up Michael Lewis' Liars Poker and Ronald Kessler's bio on Joeseph P Kennedy, Sins of the Father. I'm on a big Kennedy family kick this summer so far.
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    I don't read Fiction. It's a waste of my time.

    But I just finished The Kennedy Curse, and picked up Michael Lewis' Liars Poker and Ronald Kessler's bio on Joeseph P Kennedy, Sins of the Father. I'm on a big Kennedy family kick this summer so far.
    I'm really interested in JFK, RFK, and the rest of the family. What are some JFK books you'd recommend? I put 2 on my Amazon wishlist: "An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963" and "Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years". Also, have you been to the JFK library and museum?
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  • afroannnieafroannnie Posts: 12,995
    Just started reading Under the Dome..but I keep getting distracting by Breaking Bad season 4 (I'm trying to catch up) :oops:
    Show #13 was a lucky one for me....
  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,117
    Since I last posted:

    "The Wind Through the Keyhole" Stephen King. A+ for "Dark Tower" fans.

    "Hitchhiking with Larry David" by Paul Dolman. Meh...definitely not what I expected. I think the guy titled it so that Seinfeld/CYE fans like me would get sucked in. Not awful, but not what I expected. I give it a C. If you're looking for Larry David-isms or Larry style humor (or humor at all for that matter), this is NOT it.

    I'm now reading William Manchester's biography of Douglas MacCarthur. It's going to take me awhile (all Manchester's biographies are heavy), but its great so far.
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    vant0037 wrote:
    Since I last posted:

    "The Wind Through the Keyhole" Stephen King. A+ for "Dark Tower" fans.

    "Hitchhiking with Larry David" by Paul Dolman. Meh...definitely not what I expected. I think the guy titled it so that Seinfeld/CYE fans like me would get sucked in. Not awful, but not what I expected. I give it a C. If you're looking for Larry David-isms or Larry style humor (or humor at all for that matter), this is NOT it.

    I'm now reading William Manchester's biography of Douglas MacCarthur. It's going to take me awhile (all Manchester's biographies are heavy), but its great so far.
    There definitely needs to be a Larry David. Knowing Larry, he'd say something like, "Why would you want to write a book about me?"
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  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,117
    Newch91 wrote:
    vant0037 wrote:
    Since I last posted:

    "The Wind Through the Keyhole" Stephen King. A+ for "Dark Tower" fans.

    "Hitchhiking with Larry David" by Paul Dolman. Meh...definitely not what I expected. I think the guy titled it so that Seinfeld/CYE fans like me would get sucked in. Not awful, but not what I expected. I give it a C. If you're looking for Larry David-isms or Larry style humor (or humor at all for that matter), this is NOT it.

    I'm now reading William Manchester's biography of Douglas MacCarthur. It's going to take me awhile (all Manchester's biographies are heavy), but its great so far.
    There definitely needs to be a Larry David. Knowing Larry, he'd say something like, "Why would you want to write a book about me?"

    Well that's the thing...it sounded really interesting (I could see lots of funny Larry-lines in a hitchhiking scenario), but there's really very, very little Larry David in the book. There are quotes from him at the start of every chapter, and the author runs into Larry a few different times in the book, none of which are very funny. Agh...the more I talk about it, the less I like the book.

    If you want to read it, I'll lend it to you via mail. But save yourself the money; don't buy it.

    By the way, I'm heading out to buy season 8 of CYE today. My wife and I and my parents are BBQing and having a marathon tonight. Can't wait!
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    vant0037 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    vant0037 wrote:
    Since I last posted:

    "The Wind Through the Keyhole" Stephen King. A+ for "Dark Tower" fans.

    "Hitchhiking with Larry David" by Paul Dolman. Meh...definitely not what I expected. I think the guy titled it so that Seinfeld/CYE fans like me would get sucked in. Not awful, but not what I expected. I give it a C. If you're looking for Larry David-isms or Larry style humor (or humor at all for that matter), this is NOT it.

    I'm now reading William Manchester's biography of Douglas MacCarthur. It's going to take me awhile (all Manchester's biographies are heavy), but its great so far.
    There definitely needs to be a Larry David. Knowing Larry, he'd say something like, "Why would you want to write a book about me?"

    Well that's the thing...it sounded really interesting (I could see lots of funny Larry-lines in a hitchhiking scenario), but there's really very, very little Larry David in the book. There are quotes from him at the start of every chapter, and the author runs into Larry a few different times in the book, none of which are very funny. Agh...the more I talk about it, the less I like the book.

    If you want to read it, I'll lend it to you via mail. But save yourself the money; don't buy it.

    By the way, I'm heading out to buy season 8 of CYE today. My wife and I and my parents are BBQing and having a marathon tonight. Can't wait!
    I won't read it.

    Enjoy season 8!
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  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,117
    Newch91 wrote:
    I won't read it.

    Enjoy season 8!

    Good, I'm glad I saved a fellow fan from falling into the trap that I did.

    "Parkinson's shake?" Can't wait for the Michael J. Fox episode!
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  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    My buddy brought me a Glenn Beck book... You know, I don't think I'm going to read it. :lol:
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    vant0037 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    I won't read it.

    Enjoy season 8!

    Good, I'm glad I saved a fellow fan from falling into the trap that I did.

    "Parkinson's shake?" Can't wait for the Michael J. Fox episode!
    One of the best "Curb" episodes.

    Have you seen this book?

    http://www.amazon.com/Curb-Your-Enthusi ... 866&sr=1-5
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  • vant0037vant0037 Posts: 6,117
    Newch91 wrote:
    vant0037 wrote:
    Newch91 wrote:
    I won't read it.

    Enjoy season 8!

    Good, I'm glad I saved a fellow fan from falling into the trap that I did.

    "Parkinson's shake?" Can't wait for the Michael J. Fox episode!
    One of the best "Curb" episodes.

    Have you seen this book?

    http://www.amazon.com/Curb-Your-Enthusi ... 866&sr=1-5

    Yes! Sitting on my book shelf right now. Covers the first 5 seasons. Lots of good stuff. Its worth buying for sure!
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